Parish Bulletin

St Mary’s Parish Prayer

God our Father, as we thank you for the blessings, we ask you to bless this Parish of yours, so that

we may love you more.

Encircle our families with your loving care.

Help parents to be good examples to their

children and our youth to grow in strength as good Christians.

To the sick grant health, to the aged bring serenity and to those in sorrow, joy.

May we grow stronger in faith and may

our love for one another become deeper

in our daily living.

We make this through the intercession of our Mother Mary. Amen

Paris Office Hours

Tuesday 9.00am - 3.00pm Thursday 9.00am - 3.00pm

Weekend Mass Times

Saturday Vigil 6.30pm Sunday 10am

Reconciliation

Saturday 10.30am - 11am

Weekday Mass Times

Wednesday 19th September - 6.00pm

Thursday 20th September - 10.30am

Friday 21st September - 9.30am School/Parish Mass, All Welcome.

Thursday 27th September - 10.30am - Rodney Park. All Welcome

On the Lighter Side

A Sunday school teacher was explaining the story of Elijah the Prophet and how he cut a cow in pieces, laid it on an altar and poured four barrels of water over it. "Now," said the teacher, "Why did the Lord have Elijah pour water over the cow on the altar?" A little girl enthusiastically raised her hand and replied "To make the gravy,"

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Isabella Birch, Myom Dang, Seth Foyster, Aiden Garcia, Tyson Glover, Archer Hogan, Evie Huggard, Samuel Huggard, Tess Jakobs, Jobe Jakobs, Joseph La Gamba, Hannah Lawer, Jarrah Martin, Roxanne Manu, Siraya Sciuto, Mitchell Tenace, Josh Ulrich, Jack Williams, Noah Williams.

Please pray for these students who are participating in the Sacramental Program and will make their First Reconciliation on

Wednesday 5th September. At 7 pm. All Welcome

A Father’s Day Prayer.

Bless all the fathers in the world.

Father we ask that You guide them to be a good role models and loving to their children.

We also ask that You help them to be a father like You are. Give them grace and patience to handle situations in a loving way.

We give thanks for all fathers and father figures.

Bless and keep them in Your loving care. Amen

Amen.

Words of Pope Francis

Whatever weariness and pain we may experience in living the commandment of love and following the way of justice, the cross remains the source of our growth and sanctification. We must never forget that when the New Testament tells us that we will have to endure suffering for the Gospel’s sake, it speaks precisely of persecution. Pope Francis, Gaudete Et Exsultate (2018) para 92.

Focus on the Gospel

There are several messianic traditions, each one characterising the anointed one of the future in a unique way. Do we expect a prophetic figure who will enter our world and reform the structures of society, or a strong leader who will overturn these structures and establish a new order? Are we waiting for a teacher who will transform our minds and hearts, or a judge who will punish us for our infidelities? Are we expecting someone who will renew the face of the earth, or someone who will come in fire and brimstone to destroy it? What kind of a messiah do we expect? For what kind of a change are we preparing ourselves?

Jesus seems to overturn our expectations. We look for one who will save us from the predicaments in which we find ourselves, and he comes to us as one who seems to be a victim of his own predicament. God's thinking seems to be the reverse of ours: Those who save their lives, lose them; those who lose their lives, save them; the seed must die before it can bear fruit; Jesus will be killed, but will then be raised from the dead.

Can we claim to understand Jesus? Or are we more like the people in James' community: people who profess faith in Jesus, but who do not live it out; people who speak pleasant words to others, who say the right things, but who do not back up their words with good works? Is our faith really living? © Dianne Bergant CSS.

PPC — PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Parish Councils are one of the structures strongly recommended by the Bishops of the Second Vatican Council. Their aim is to further the work of the Church by fostering the spiritual growth of parishioners and leading them to respond actively to their baptismal call to mission. These councils are to be made up of committed lay people meeting regularly with their pastor.

To be relevant and effective in the contemporary world and to be faithful to the mission of Christ, the Church must be concerned not just with its own needs and laws and structures, but with the concerns and needs of people generally.

Our Pastoral Council has a new leader, Cathie McMaster, who has kindly offered her services. We are looking for 4 new members who are keen to contribute to this important ministry.

Please give prayerful consideration to this. You may be able to help or encourage others to offer their services.

For Sale

Undera Church Pews

A wonderful keepsake and made of beautiful timber. 13 available, Some 2.5 mtrs long, others 2.94 mtrs long. $400.00 each.

11 already sold.

Phone Parish Office on 5825 2034

Catholic Mothers of Young Children promo video

We wish to share with you a little promo video we put together about Catholic Mothers of Young Children Shepparton.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FFIpDI5x9Ew6Dk8K6634RzlIgmOP9xMg/view?usp=sharingF

Further enquiries to Katie Mills .

Catholic Mothers of Young Children Shepparton.

Plenary Council 2020

An opportunity for those in parishes, schools, pastoral associates, youth ministry workers, prayer groups, members of pastoral initiatives and interested persons in our Diocese to receive training in facilitating discussion groups of the Plenary Council 2020-2021 initiative.

Cathy Jenkins (Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation, Melbourne) will conduct two training sessions.

BENDIGO - Sat, 13th Oct, 10.30 am—1.00pm

SHEPPARTON - Sat, 20th Oct, 10.30am—1.00pm

All bookings to The Chancery, 5441 2544

Email chancery@sandhurst.catholic.org.au

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